Speakur

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boo how doy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
boo how -doy
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A hatchet man, in Chinese contexts.

Etymology

From Taishanese 斧頭仔 /斧头仔 (bu² heu³ doi², literally “hatchet boy”).

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does boo how doy mean?
A hatchet man, in Chinese contexts.
Where does boo how doy come from?
From Taishanese 斧頭仔 /斧头仔 (bu² heu³ doi², literally “hatchet boy”).

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